Fire at Horsham. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
A serious fire has occurred in Horsham, the principal town in the Wimmera district, by which three shops and their contents were destroyed. The damage is estimated…
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Fires & bushfires, 1898
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Fatalities at a Boston Fire. LONDON
During a fire is Boston, U. S. A., six fireman were killed by the falling walls. Many others were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires. [By Telegraph.] Another Terrible Outbreak in Tasmania. Immense Damage in the North. A Sheet of Flame Six Miles Wide. LAUNCESTON
A fire has been raging east of the River Tamar since Saturday. Frank Archer lost a mile and a half of fencing, four sheds, and a number of sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatalities at a Boston Fire. LONDON
During a fire in Boston, U. S. A., six firemen were killed by the failing walls. Many others were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire Brigade. The Work of a Year
THE annual report presented by Superintendent Hansen to the Fire Brigade Board was in the following terms:â "The total number o[?] fires or supponed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in Melbourne. a Tobacco Manufactory Gutted. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
Early this morning Messrs. Moss, White, and Co.'s large tobacco and cigar manufactory in the city caught fire. The brigade was quickly in attendance, but the water…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic News The Heal and Bush Fires. Sydney
Many cason of sunstreko occurred in Methourno on Friday, and a number of horse fell dead in the streets. The smoke from the Victorian bush…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires. [By Telegraph.] Fearful Time at Foster. The Town Swept by the Fire. Many Buildings Consumed. MELBOURNE
Further outbreaks of bush fires ara reported in Gippsland and other parts of the colony. At Foster, a new town in the coalmining…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires Still Raging in Tasmania. HOBART
Bush fires are still raging in various parts of the colony. The settlers in the different townships in the burning area are leaving in order to ascure their safety. Terrible tales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire in Manilia. LONDON
A destructive fire has destroyed 200 houses in Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in an Asylum. Sydney
A fire occurred at the Parramatta Asylum for the Infirm this morning, but was subdued before much damage was done. The origin of the fire is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Twelve Houses Burned at Jumbunna. The Track of the Fires in South Gippsland. MELBOURNE
Jumbunna was again attacked by a bush fire yesterday, and 12 houses burned. A vast tract of the fertile South Gippsland country, the garden of Victoria, now…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires. Further Devastation in tasmania. [By Telegraph.] Launceston, Wednesday Evening
Reports of the devastation by bush fires continue to be received, though they are abating with cooler weather. On the Cam and Stourfort railway line the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire in Manilla. LONDON
A destructive fire has destroyed 200 houses in Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
Criminal summonses have been issued against a selector residing near Albury on charges of causing bush fires on several stations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic News The Destructive Bush Fires, Melbourne
The township of Jumbiana in Gippsland is threatened with destruction. Who families are cocking refuge in the coal mines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The London Fire Brigades. LONDON
The London County Coucil has resolved to strengthen the Metropolitan Fire Bridges by 122 men and 70 horses at an expenditure of £200,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on the Monowai. [By Telegraph.] Hobart
A fire broke out on the Union Co.'s steamer Monowai while on the voyage from Melbourne to Hobart. She was headed for Spring Bay and anchored. The boats were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on the Monowai. [By Telegraph.] Hobart
A fire broke out on the Union Co.'s steamer Monowai while on the voyage from Melbourne to Hobart. She was headed for Spring Bay and anchored. The boats were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Fearful Fire in Pittsburg. LONDON
A disastrous fire has occurred in a bonded warehouse in Pittsburg, U. S. A. Two thousand barrels of whisky which were stored there exploded, and the walls of the…
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